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What is going on with Boston Celtics alumni getting involved in insurance scams?

The scam was orchestrated by former Celtics wing Terrence Williams, who convinced other former Boston players and those of other teams to participate in making fraudulent claims

Some alumni of the Boston Celtics have been in the news lately for all of the wrong reasons, with some even staring down jail time for some seriously poor judgment with regard to making fraudulent insurance claims on medical procedures that never took place for profit.

The scam was orchestrated by former Celtics wing Terrence Williams, who convinced other former Boston players and those of other teams to participate in making fraudulent claims. The scheme included submitting fake medical reports for insurance claims, which led to suspicions due to misspellings and irregularities. Several former Celtics players were implicated in this scandal, including Williams, Sebastian Telfair, Tony Allen, Keyon Dooling, and Glen Davis.

To hear more about the ill-advised misadventure that is costing some Boston alumni their freedom, check out the latest episode of the CLNS Media “Celtics Lab” podcast for all the awful details and plenty of other recent news.

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Celtics Lab 210: FIBA flubs, insurance fraud and fan surveys in the doldrums with Wayne Spooney

From rumored injuries and poor decisions with regards to insurance fraud and new NBA 2k ratings getting dropped, there’s plenty for Boston fans to think about this week.

The Boston Celtics and the league are supposedly in the summer doldrums period of the NBA’s 2023 offseason, yet a surprising (and not always entirely positive) flow of news is still percolating.

Among the headlines were rumored injuries and withdrawals from FIBA World Cup play, the long arc of justice finally connecting with some very poor decisions made by former Celtics regarding insurance fraud and new NBA 2K ratings getting dropped.

As a result, Boston fans have plenty to think about this week. And with the Celtics Wire’s annual fan survey results compiled, we even have our own thoughts on the Boston season to come, the one that was, and what was done in between them to consider.

So for this week’s CLNS Media “Celtics Lab” podcast, the hosts reached out to “First To The Floor” podcast host Wayne Spooney for some help sorting through an unexpectedly busy week for Celtics news in early August as we see just how much we agree with you about this Boston ball club, and whether it’s got the goods to deliver Banner 18.

The Celtics Lab podcast is brought to you by Fan Duel.

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Celtics champ Tony Allen sentenced in NBA insurance fraud case

Allen avoided prison, unlike several peers.

Former Boston Celtics shooting guard Tony Allen, part of the Celtics’ 2008 title team, has been sentenced in connection with the NBA’s $5 million benefits scam, per new reporting from Law 360 reporter Pete Brush. Allen was charged with illegally taking close to $420,000 from the scam but paid back most of the money before being sentenced. Instead of prison time, Allen received a sentence of community service and supervision.

During his court appearance, Allen gave a tearful apology, acknowledging his responsibility and expressing regret for not upholding the NBA’s core values. “I fully acknowledge my individual responsibility and I understand the gravity of my actions,” Allen reportedly told the court.

The judge presiding over the case expressed concern about overbilling but noted that Allen had repaid the money he took.

Every player in Boston Celtics history who wore No. 55

This is every player in Boston’s history who wore the Celtics’ No. 55 jersey for at least one game as of Aug. 2023.

The Boston Celtics have more retired jerseys than any other team in the NBA, but that doesn’t mean the rest of their jerseys have little history of interest tied to them.

In fact, with 17 titles to their name and decades of competitive basketball played in them, their unretired jersey numbers pack in some of the most history not hanging from the rafters of any team in the league. To that end, we have launched our accounting of that history, with every player in every jersey worn by more than one Celtics player in the storied franchise’s history accounted for.

Today’s installment focuses on the 13 players who wore No. 55 over the years as of Aug. 2023.

Former Celtic Terrence Williams sentenced for role in NBA insurance scam

The scheme involved more than a dozen NBA players, and over 20 people have been charged with defrauding the NBA plan, including fellow Boston alumni.

Ex-Boston Celtics wing Terrence Williams was sentenced to 10 years in prison and ordered to pay $2.5 million in restitution for leading a scheme to defraud the NBA healthcare plan according to recent reporting from Forbes’ Antonio Pequeño IV.

Williams pleaded guilty to conspiracy and aggravated identity theft and was found to have made at least $300,000 in kickbacks from other players involved in the scheme.

The scheme ran for about four years from 2017 to 2021, during which Williams impersonated health plan employees and recruited healthcare providers and other NBA players. The former Celtic also threatened others involved in creating fraudulent invoices and witnesses after his arrest.

Williams has been behind bars since May 2022 and claimed his actions were influenced by poverty, drug addiction and abuse, but the court rejected his plea for a shorter sentence.

The scheme involved more than a dozen NBA players, and more than 20 people have been charged with defrauding the NBA plan, including fellow former Boston players.

Keyon Dooling was sentenced to 30 months in prison, respectively, and Glen “Big Baby” Davis has pleaded not guilty to his charges.

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Every player in Boston Celtics history who wore No. 55

This is every player in Boston’s history who wore the Celtics’ No. 55 jersey for at least one game as of October 2022.

The Boston Celtics have more retired jerseys than any other team in the NBA, but that doesn’t mean the rest of their jerseys have little history of interest tied to them.

In fact, with 17 titles to their name and decades of competitive basketball played in them, their unretired jersey numbers pack in some of the most history not hanging from the rafters of any team in the league. To that end, we have launched our accounting of that history, with every player in every jersey worn by more than one Celtics player in the storied franchise’s history accounted for.

Today’s installment focuses on the 13 players who wore No. 55 over the years as of October 2022.

Former Boston Celtics wing Terrence Williams pleads guilty in NBA fraud case

The case focused on several Celtics players such as Tony Allen and Glen Davis.

Former Boston Celtics reserve wing Terrence Williams has reportedly pled guilty to defrauding the NBA, according to a report by Reuters’ Jonathan Stempel.

Williams, who played for the Celtics for 24 games in the 2012-13 season, offered a guilty plea for conspiracy and identity theft in a New York City trial accusing the former Louisville star of being the ringleader of wide-ranging scam allegedly involving a number of other Celtics alumni.

The criminal venture was created to defraud an NBA health plan of millions of dollars for medical procedures that never happened. Participating doctors shared kickbacks to the players accused of taking part in the scam.

Williams also agreed to pay $2.5 million in restitution to the league plan and forfeit $653,673 to the court as part of his plea.

The case focused on several Celtics players such as Tony Allen and Glen Davis.

Examples of the fraudulent activity included Davis and Allen “receiving crowns on the same six teeth on the same day, and Davis receiving crowns on eight teeth in Beverly Hills although he was in Nevada.”

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18 ex-NBA players charged in sweeping insurance fraud case, including 7 former Celtics

Several Celtics alumni are part of the group so charged, including Glen “Big Baby” Davis and Tony Allen.

A total of 18 former NBA players have been charged in a sweeping insurance fraud case involving the league’s health and welfare benefit plan, with a number of former Boston Celtics among them according to NBC News’ Tom Winter.

A further report from the Associated Press today relates that the players “engaged in a widespread scheme to defraud the plan by submitting false and fraudulent claims to get reimbursed for medical and dental expenses that were never actually incurred” between 2017 and 2020, with the defendants allegedly charging $3.9 million in non-existent services that they received $2.5 million of themselves.

Among the defendants named by Winter with ties to the Celtics include Glen “Big Baby” Davis, Tony Allen, Sebastian Telfair, Will Bynum, Darius Miles, Terrence Williams, and Milt Palacio.

According to the Associated Press, it remains unclear whether all have been arrested on the above charges.

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